Books versus Movies/TV – Who Did it Best?

I love to watch movies and television. And sometimes I watch something and then find out later that it began as a book. There have been occasions where the story was so good that it prompted me to go out and get the book. One such storyline comes from the television show Resurrection. It is based on the book The Returned by Jason Mott.

I won’t go into much detail to keep from spoiling the show or the book for others. But I will say that the show’s storyline kept me wondering about all the bits and pieces that the book may have went into more detail. What I found out was that the first few episodes of the show pretty much followed the book. Where they differ is that the book gave more insight to a lot more characters and locations whereas the show focused on one area and a set of main characters that are interconnected in one way or another. If I had to choose who did it best, I’d have to go for the show.

Another movie that I have seen and have yet to read the book is Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. As the story unfolded, I felt a range of emotions like anticipation, sympathy, disgust, but the biggest was anger towards the main female character. Because of how the movie drew me in and held my attention, like the paragraph before, it makes me want to read the book. Once I do that, we’ll see who did it best – book or movie.